Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor warmly welcomes children from birth to age three to enjoy a morning of creative and free play, while building physical, social and emotional skills. Children will explore the outdoors and have free play, share a delicious snack, and learn engaging songs, rhymes, or stories during circle time. Adults can connect in a welcoming atmosphere and find mutual support from peers and the facilitator. Our playgroups aim to uphold each family on their individual journey, while having time to discuss child development and reflect on how we can create healthy spaces for children to grow.
Our classes have time outside, as well as time to play indoors in one of our classrooms. Our one exception is our Outdoor Class which is fully outside and offers time to play and explore the different play spaces on our 13-acre campus, as well as sharing in snack, activity, story, song and circle time.
Our infant class serves as a space for families to come together as they learn about their children’s development through observation and discussion. A small and simple snack is provided for adults, and babies who are eating solids, and there is time to enjoy learning and sharing as a group as you are developing your parenting style and continually building your relationship with your baby.
To receive notifications when new sessions of Parent Child classes are posted, please complete this Inquiry Form.
Siblings are welcome to come and we love having grandparents, aunts, uncles, special friends and caregivers join as well! Due to the demand for our classes, we ask that families only sign up for one class per session.
If you have more questions please email our Early Childhood Pedagogical Coordinator, Angela Gladstone.
We are also excited to offer our Hiyoko Class for the Japanese speaking community:
日本語親子教室 ひよこクラス
講師： 宮田淳子
毎週木曜日 ９：３０ー１１：００
9月26日〜11月21日 （９クラス）＄２７０ スナック代込み
月単位の支払いや領収書の発行も可能です。ご質問のある方は、メールにてお問い合わせください。
And another exciting offering for Spanish-speaking families is Miss Lillyan’s Los Pollitos Parent & Child class:
Un grupo de juego para familias de habla hispana ofrecido por la maestra hispana Lillyan Fernández, originaria de México con más de 15 años de experiencia en pedagogía preescolar Waldorf. Nuestro objetivo es crear un entorno en donde los niños puedan aprender tanto física como mentalmente a través del juego al aire libre y también en el salón de clases, incorporando al mismo tiempo canciones en español y trabajos manuales de temporada para conectar con la cultura latina. Además de respetar cada etapa de crecimiento, también pretendemos crear un espacio propicio para el juego libre en donde los adultos a cargo puedan también hablar sobre las etapas de desarrollo y la educación Waldorf. Esta clase también brinda a las familias hispanas tiempo para conectarse entre sí. Los cuidadores pueden hacer manualidades de temporada mientras los niños juegan. Por favor tome en cuenta que esta clase se ofrece totalmente en español.
Los Pollitos, una clase para padres y madres con bebés y niños, desde los 3 meses hasta 3 años de edad, de inmersión en español.
Jueves de 9:00am a 11am desde el 19 de Septiembre hasta el 31 de Octubre (7 semanas) Maestra: Lillyan Fernández Costo de la sesión: $210
Para mayores informes favor de contactar a la maestra Lillyan a: lfernandez@steinerschool.org
Fall Sessions
To receive notifications when new sessions of Parent Child classes are posted, please complete this Inquiry Form.
Honeybees: Birth through Crawling
Tuesdays, 9:30am-11:00am, September 17th- October 29th
Teacher: Lillyan Fernandez
Cost: $210
Hummingbirds: Walking through 36 months
Wednesdays 9:00am-11:00am, September 18th- October 30th
Teacher: Lillyan Fernandez
Cost: $280
Butterflies: 2 & 3 year olds
Fridays 9:00am-11:00am, September 27th-November 22nd
Teacher: Junko Miyata
Cost: $360
Butterflies: 2 & 3 year olds
Fridays 9:00am-11:00am, September 27th-November 22nd
Teacher: Deanna Richeson
Cost: $360
Please complete our registration form. You will be invoiced after registration is confirmed.
